Recap: Simon Pagenaud and the No. 1 DXC Technology Chevrolet team won the Verizon P1 Pole Award for Sunday's Honda Indy Toronto in Verizon IndyCar Series qualifying on Saturday. This is Pagenaud's first pole win of the 2017 season. It's his 10th career pole win and first since Sonoma in the 2016 season finale. Seven of his 10 career poles came a season ago during his championship season. It is also Pagenaud's first Toronto pole. Pagenaud ranks third in the championship standings – 31 points behind the leader. This is the eighth pole for Team Penske in 2017 (Power – 4, Castroneves – 3, Pagenaud – 1) Team Penske has won 18 of 29 poles dating back to last year. This is the 253rd Verizon IndyCar Series pole win in the history of Team Penske and the 528th pole for the organization overall. Helio Castroneves, off his win at Iowa Speedway, last week will start the No. 3 Hitachi Chevrolet from the third position while Will Power in the No. 12 Verizon Chevy will line up fourth and Josef Newgarden will get underway from the sixth starting spot behind the wheel of his No. 2 DeVilbiss Chevrolet.

COVERAGE: The Honda Indy Toronto will be telecast live on CNBC with coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET. Additional coverage can be found on the INDYCAR Radio Network, on INDYCAR.com and on the Verizon IndyCar Series mobile app.

Team Penske is one of the most successful teams in the history of professional sports. Cars owned and prepared by Team Penske have produced more than 470 major race wins, over 540 pole positions and 32 Championships across open-wheel, stock car and sports car racing competition. Over the course of its 52-year history, the team has also earned 16 Indianapolis 500 victories, two Daytona 500 Championships, a Formula 1 win and overall victories in the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring. For 2018, Team Penske will compete in the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR XFINITY Series and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The team also races in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, in a partnership with Dick Johnson Racing, as DJR Team Penske.